Root extractor



Jan. 23, 923. 11.443 034i R. E. oLns. 9 R001' ExTRAcToR. FILED MAR. 5, 1920.

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Reason! @tra er Larsiretateeeea.

y plements designed for removing or separat-` zing` line roots from the soil, and it vis the object of the invention to extract the roots7 free them from the adhering soil and to deposit themen the surface, where they may be burned or otherwise disposed of.` To this endthe inventio-nconsists in the construction of extractor forth. y

ln the ttlrawings:

l'figure rl is aplan' view;

Fia-ure 2 is a perspective view.` A is a plow of any suitable construction ami which is `ope 'ated by any suitable means, such as a tractor B. C is a cylindri cal cage arranged to Iroll `z'tdjacent to the side of the plow and in a position to receive the furrow turned bysaid plow. This cage as shown is formed of a plurality of rings l.) with cross bars .lli extending therethrough and suitably spaced, The central ring has `attacheffi thereto the diametrically extend` 4ing bar l?, which at its center is provided with a laterallyextending axle G mounted therein. li are draft bars swiveled to the opposite ends of theaxle G and extending forward. therefrom. l is a cross bar mountedon the frame of the plow to which bar the draft bars H are pivotally attached. l is a shield mounted on the plow frame,

` which extends adjacent tothe end of the v the plow.

fage C and serves to retain the furrow from dropping out of the end of the cage next to ll'ith the construction as described, in operation. the furrow `which is turned over liv the plow 1s deposited upon the. bottoni .i of the rage and in the rolling of the cage over the round, the cart-h and contained roots thi ward 'and upward. falling over and over until all of the adhering earth is shaken ofi' of the roots. The roots thus freed from the earth will iinally drop` oft' through the op )site end of the cage and will be left lying on the surface ofthe ground. lifter as hereinafter se-t i deposited will be carried baci;-v

Application reeditar-cir 5, i920.K serial No. 363,529. i ruim they are properlydried out, they may be raked into piles and burned, or otherwise disposed of.`

To assist in freeing the roots from the soil and to feed said roots out from the outer end of the cage, the cross-bar F has in-v clined flanges l mounted thereon which once 'in each revolution cut through the material Within the cage and propel it towards the other end.

What Il claim as my invention is:

l. The combination with a` plow having a draft rigging and a rotatablecage, of a second draft. rigging for the cage secured to the plow frame and adapted to securek the cage in spaced relation to the furrow side of the plow and in rolling contact `with the ground, and a shield secured to thecage `interposed between the mold board of the plo-wand the adjacent portion of the cage. 2. The combination with a plow,` the frame thereof and a draft rigo-ing of an s l u u b n auxilutrydraft rigging extending from the furrow side of the plow, a. cage for receiving the contents of the furrow journaled on the auxiliary draft rigging in rolling` contact with the ground and in spaced irela tion to the furrow side of the plow, means for propelling saidicontents out of said cage and a. shield interposed` between the plow i and cage behind the mold board of the plow. i

3. rlhe combiimtion with a plow and the frame thereof, of a bar extending laterally from the plowV frame on the side towards which the furrow is turned, a rotary cage in rear of said bar, an axle secured centrally within sai-d cage, draft bars engaging said axle and connected at their forward `ends to said laterally extending bar, whereby said cage is rolled with the plow in fixed relation thereto, and a shield at the end of the cage by which the furrow-from the plow passes.

d. The combination with a plow and the frame thereof, of a bar extending laterally from the frame at the forward end thereof, a cylindrical cage having open ends and a -central axle, draft hars attached to said from said frame, a cylindrical cage 'formed of rings and rods connecting the same, a bar extending diametrically across said cage7 an axle mounted on said har, draft bars connected to said axle and extending for- Ward, being attached at their forward ends to said laterally extending bar, and a shield non-revolubly mounted on said frame adjacent to the end of the cage by which the 10 furrow is allowed to pass.

6. The combination with a plow, of :x` rotary cage arranged adjacent thereto and adapted to receive the contents of? the furrow, means for advancing and revolving the cage in fixed relation to the plow, and means i for cutting through said contents and propellingz,r the same out of said cage.

In testimony whereof l :lilix my signa ture.

RANSOM E. OLDS. 

